Ancient Prophecy - Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Perspectives

A study of the phenomenon of prophecy as documented in ancient near eastern texts and the Hebrew Bible as well as Greek sources, from the twenty-first century BCE to the second century CE.

About the author

Martti Nissinen is Professor of Old Testament studies at the University of Helsinki. He is also the leader of the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence "Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions." Nissinen is an expert of the prophetic phenomenon in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean, and his research interests include also gender issues (love poetry, homoeroticism, masculinity) in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean. His publications include Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East (Brill, 2003) and Homoeroticism in the Biblical World: A Historical Perspective (Augsburg Fortress (1998).

Summary

A study of the phenomenon of prophecy as documented in ancient near eastern texts and the Hebrew Bible as well as Greek sources, from the twenty-first century BCE to the second century CE.

Additional text

Anyone working broadly in the fields of Mesopotamian and biblical prophecy knows the inestimable debt that scholars owe to Martti Nissinen... Scholars engaged in comparative study will find this volume essential for drawing together theory and the analysis of texts. Ancient Prophecy will instantly serve as the standard work for researching in ancient prophecy generally and prophetic texts from the eastern Mediterranean specifically. Assyriologists and biblical scholars once again owe Nissinen an inestimable debt for his work in ancient prophecy.

Product details

• Authors: Martti Nissinen, Martti (Professor of Old Testament Studi Nissinen, Martti (Professor of Old Testament Studies Nissinen, Nissinen Martti
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780198808558
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880855-8
• No. of pages: 470
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Life interpretation; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Ancient Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Divination / General, Christianity, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Old Testaments